Key Terms
Food & Survival
Shelters & Housing
Timelines & Eras
Regions & Tribes
100
Objects left behind by people that tell us about the past.
What are artifacts?
100
This animal, larger than an elephant, was hunted by the first Texans.
What is a mammoth?
100
Cone-shaped tents made of animal hides.
What are tipis?
100
This is the main reason historians divide history into different eras.
What is to better understand change over time / defining characteristics?
100
A picture painted or drawn on rock by early peoples is called a…
What is a pictograph?
200
Scientists who study artifacts to learn about the past.
Who are archaeologists?
200
The Karankawa’s diet included a lot of this food from the Gulf of Mexico.
What is fish/seafood?
200
Houses made of mud and straw, used in pueblos.
What is adobe?
200
The time period when glaciers covered much of the Earth.
What is the Ice Age?
200
This tribe lived in the Southeastern region of Texas, farmed corn, beans, and squash, and built permanent villages.
Who are the Caddo?
300
A land bridge that connected Asia to Alaska during the Ice Age.
What is Beringia?
300
The Caddo farmed these three main crops.
What are corn, beans, and squash?
300
The permanent villages built by Pueblo peoples in the Mountains and Basins region, often made of stone or adobe.
What are pueblos?
300
Early Texans hunted animals and gathered plants instead of farming.
What are hunter-gatherers?
300
These tribes lived along the Gulf Coast, ate seafood and small game, and built wigwams.
Who are the Karankawa (Western Gulf)?
400
A tool used to throw spears farther and with more force.
What is an atlatl?
400
A dried meat and fat mixture that lasted a long time and was eaten by Native Americans.
What is pemmican?
400
Round, underground rooms used by Puebloans for meetings and ceremonies.
What are kivas?
400
This term means moving from one place to another in search of food or a new home.
What is migrate?
400
In the Mountains and Basins region, this group lived in pueblos made of adobe and used kivas for ceremonies.
Who are the Puebloans (like the Jumanos or Tiguas)?
500
Rock carvings made by early peoples.
What are petroglyphs?
500
The Plains tribes got most of their food from this animal.
What is the buffalo?
500
Which statement describes the absolute location of a place?
- A.Houston is located east of San Antonio.
- B.Galveston is located 220 miles from Corpus Christi.
- C.Dallas is located north of the equator and west of the prime meridian.
- D.Austin is located at 30 degrees north latitude and 97 degrees west longitude.
What is
- D.Austin is located at 30 degrees north latitude and 97 degrees west longitude?
500
Which of the following statements is supported by this map?
- A.Climate in Texas varies more from east to west than from north to south.
- B.Though climates vary across Texas, average temperatures are consistent statewide.
- C.Texas is mostly flat and does not include mountainous regions.
- D.There is little variation in the climate of Texas compared to the climate of northern Mexico.
A.
Climate in Texas varies more from east to west than from north to south
500
The Caddos were matrilineal, meaning what?
They traced family and leadership through the mother’s side.